In a domestic circuit, electrical appliances and lamps are arranged in parallel across the mains so as to enable the

• A. same current to flow through the electrical appliances and the lamps
• B. maximum energy to be consumed at least cost
• C. same fuse to be used for the electrical appliances and the lamps
• D. voltage across the appliances not to be affected when the lamps are switched on and off

Public corporations and parastatals are typically established by

• A. private individuals
• B. legislative acts and statutes
• C. trade unions
• D. International organizations

The character assumed by the author in his writing is

• A. protagonist
• B. chorus
• C. persona
• D. pseudonym

The principle which prevents an insured from receiving a claim that is more than the value of the loss, if the property is insured by more than one company is

• A. indemnity
• B. contribution
• C. proximate cause
• D. uberrimae fidei

choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

Even amediocre student can pass that test.

• A. dull
• B. fresh
• C. average
• D. lazy

The Malthusian theory of population has been rendered ineffective by

• A. government policies
• B. natural disasters
• C. birth control measures
• D. technical progress

In the earthworm, the cocoon is secreted by the

• A. chaeta
• B. prostomium
• C. peristomium
• D. citellum

Read the poem and answer the question

In front of the gate, the guard stands with his rifle,

Above, untidy clouds are carrying away the moon,

The bedbugs are swarming around like army tanks on manoeuvers

While the mosquitoes form squadrons, attacking like fighter planes.

My heart travels a thousand miles towards my native land.

My dream interwines with sadness like a stein of a thousand threads,

Innocent, I have endured a whole year in prison

Using my tears for ink, I turn my thoughts into verses.

The poem is written in

• A. blank verse
• B. pentameter
• C. free verse
• D. trochee

If the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is 0.1, demand is

• A. elastic
• B. inelastic
• C. zero elastic
• D. unitary elastic

An insured risk which occurs accidentally as a result of deflects in a ship is?

• A. a voyage policy
• B. a total loss
• C. an emergency
• D. a particular average